Boon Faro Pertotale

Formerly brewed at Brouwerij F. Boon
Style: Lambic - Faro
Lembeek, Belgium

Serve in Flute, Tumbler

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Nut brown. Short, sweet taste. Reminiscent of a British mild.

Not as sour as some, but very balanced and refreshing. Drinks well on its own accord, rather than just as a specialty or curiosity, if you get my drift. When it was gone I wanted another one.

Faint grassy, hop aroma and poured cloudy. Had a difficult time keeping the sediment out. Tart on the palate with a faint taste of orange.

UPDATED: JAN 6, 2003 Head is initially small, fizzy, off-white, mostly diminishing. Body is dark brown, bottle conditioned. Aroma is moderately malty (caramel, molasses), lightly yeasty (cobwebs), lightly hoppy (herbs), with notes of brown sugar and sherry. Flavor is moderately sweet, moderately acidic. Finish is lightly sweet, moderately acidic. Medium body, watery (almost syrupy) texture, lively carbonation. Decent sourness for a faro.

The whole is more than the sum of its parts. Interesting take on the style. I believe that I taste stale Dr. Pepper in there somewhere.

Too souer

UPDATED: NOV 21, 2006 Bottled. Sweet and sour, woody, cherries aroma. Brown color, beige head, good lace. Sweet, sour, oak, little tart, cherries in the flavors as well. Quite full, little sticky.

UPDATED: FEB 27, 2003 Flowery, yeasty, tart, woody, lightly sweet, herbal, fruity aroma, with just a hint of citrus and berry shining through. Dark amber-orange in color, very hazy but not quite opaque, and with an effervescent but rapidly fading head. Sweet and caramel malt flavors up front, closely followed by acidic, fruity tartness, and then becoming more sweet again through the finish. Aftertaste is candyish. Quite good but less complex than other lambics by the same brewer (though certainly not intended to be).

This is a weird one, this is. Sweet and sour, with orangey flavours.